Hey Everybody!

"Hey Everybody!" is a song by Australian rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. The song is the second single from the band's second album Sounds Good Feels Good.[1] The song contains elements from "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran, who were given a writing credit on the song.[2]

"Hey Everybody!"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album Sounds Good Feels Good
Released	14 September 2015
Recorded	2015
Length	3:01
Label	Capitol Hi or Hey
Songwriter(s)	Calum Hood Stefan Johnson Jordan Johnson Marcus Lorax Clarence Coffee Jr. Joel Madden Benji Madden John Taylor Roger Taylor Andy Taylor Simon Le Bon Nick Rhodes
Producer(s)	The Monsters and the Strangerz John Feldmann
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"She's Kinda Hot" (2015) "Hey Everybody!" (2015) "Jet Black Heart" (2015)
Music video
5 Seconds of Summer - Hey Everybody! on YouTube

Promotion

The band performed the track on Alan Carr: Chatty Man Stand Up to Cancer special, broadcast on 26 October 2015,[3] and TFI Friday on 6 November 2015. It was later performed at the American Music Awards, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Sirius XM Radio, at the Radio 1 Teen Awards, on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Elvis Duran and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Track listing

• Digital download[4]

1. "Hey Everybody!" – 3:16

• German CD single[5]

1. "Hey Everybody" (radio edit)
2. "Over and Out" – 2:59

Personnel

• Luke Hemmings – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Michael Clifford – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
• Calum Hood – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Ashton Irwin – lead and backing vocals, drums

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7]	12
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8]	17
Germany (Official German Charts)[9]	74
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	49
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[11]	65
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13]	16
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14]	23

References

1. "Review: 5 Seconds of Summer Rally with 'Hey, Everybody!' Ahead of 'Sounds Good Feels Good'". Music Times. Music Times. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. "5 Seconds of Summer Goes From Boy Band to Men With 'Sounds Good, Feels Good': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/alan-carr-chatty-man/episode-guide
4. "iTunes - Music - Hey Everybody! - Single by 5 Seconds of Summer". iTunes Store (GB).
5. https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0197E77FU/
6. Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Spends Another Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. "Ultratop.be – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
8. "Ultratop.be – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
10. "Chart Track: Week 42, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
11. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201548 into search.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
13. "5 Seconds of Summer Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
14. "5 Seconds of Summer Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.